What color is #233469?

#233469 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Mythical Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #233469?

The RGB value is 35, 52, 105: 35 red, 52 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #233469?

The complementary color is #695823, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #233469?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#233469 color

#233469 rgb(35, 52, 105)

Shades of blue

The hex color #233469 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 20.4% green and 41.2% blue (35, 52, 105).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 50% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Mythical Night (#1C2E63), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.89:1).

#233469 color codes

HEX	`#233469`
RGB	`rgb(35, 52, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 20.4%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 50%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 67%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 50%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.11, 11.9, -33.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.11, 35.26, 289.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.47, 3.833, 13.866)`
Decimal	`2307177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #233469, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #233469	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#233469 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #233469 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #233469; }
.text { color: #233469; }
.border { border: 2px solid #233469; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 52 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #233469, #352369); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #233469?: #233469 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Mythical Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #233469?: The RGB value is 35, 52, 105: 35 red, 52 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #233469?: The complementary color is #695823, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #233469?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.